Song Rigs
The Edge — Gear by Song
How The Edge's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.
Where the Streets Have No Name
The Joshua Tree · 1987
The most iconic delay-driven guitar tone in rock — a dotted-eighth note delay synced to the tempo creates a cascading, i…
Gibson Explorer (or Fender Stratocaster)Korg SDD-3000 delay (dotted-eighth sync, 380ms)
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War · 1983
Harder-edged than The Joshua Tree work — less delay-dependent, more rhythmically aggressive. The Edge uses a slightly ov…
Gibson Explorer (bridge pickup)Vox AC30 (light overdrive)
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Achtung Baby · 1991
Achtung Baby marked a change in Edge's approach — less Vox AC30, more distorted guitars. "One" uses a heavier, more dire…
Gibson Explorer (or custom guitar)Marshall JMP (moderate gain)
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